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1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
2 
3 /*
4  * Userspace interface for /dev/liveupdate
5  * Live Update Orchestrator
6  *
7  * Copyright (c) 2025, Google LLC.
8  * Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
9  */
10 
11 #ifndef _UAPI_LIVEUPDATE_H
12 #define _UAPI_LIVEUPDATE_H
13 
14 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
15 #include <linux/types.h>
16 
17 /**
18  * DOC: General ioctl format
19  *
20  * The ioctl interface follows a general format to allow for extensibility. Each
21  * ioctl is passed in a structure pointer as the argument providing the size of
22  * the structure in the first u32. The kernel checks that any structure space
23  * beyond what it understands is 0. This allows userspace to use the backward
24  * compatible portion while consistently using the newer, larger, structures.
25  *
26  * ioctls use a standard meaning for common errnos:
27  *
28  *  - ENOTTY: The IOCTL number itself is not supported at all
29  *  - E2BIG: The IOCTL number is supported, but the provided structure has
30  *    non-zero in a part the kernel does not understand.
31  *  - EOPNOTSUPP: The IOCTL number is supported, and the structure is
32  *    understood, however a known field has a value the kernel does not
33  *    understand or support.
34  *  - EINVAL: Everything about the IOCTL was understood, but a field is not
35  *    correct.
36  *  - ENOENT: A provided token does not exist.
37  *  - ENOMEM: Out of memory.
38  *  - EOVERFLOW: Mathematics overflowed.
39  *
40  * As well as additional errnos, within specific ioctls.
41  */
42 
43 /* The ioctl type, documented in ioctl-number.rst */
44 #define LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_TYPE		0xBA
45 
46 /* The maximum length of session name including null termination */
47 #define LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_NAME_LENGTH 64
48 
49 /* The /dev/liveupdate ioctl commands */
50 enum {
51 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_BASE = 0x00,
52 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_CREATE_SESSION = LIVEUPDATE_CMD_BASE,
53 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_RETRIEVE_SESSION = 0x01,
54 };
55 
56 /* ioctl commands for session file descriptors */
57 enum {
58 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_BASE = 0x40,
59 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_PRESERVE_FD = LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_BASE,
60 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD = 0x41,
61 	LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_FINISH = 0x42,
62 };
63 
64 /**
65  * struct liveupdate_ioctl_create_session - ioctl(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_CREATE_SESSION)
66  * @size:	Input; sizeof(struct liveupdate_ioctl_create_session)
67  * @fd:		Output; The new file descriptor for the created session.
68  * @name:	Input; A null-terminated string for the session name, max
69  *		length %LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_NAME_LENGTH including termination
70  *		character.
71  *
72  * Creates a new live update session for managing preserved resources.
73  * This ioctl can only be called on the main /dev/liveupdate device.
74  *
75  * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
76  */
77 struct liveupdate_ioctl_create_session {
78 	__u32		size;
79 	__s32		fd;
80 	__u8		name[LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_NAME_LENGTH];
81 };
82 
83 #define LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_CREATE_SESSION					\
84 	_IO(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_TYPE, LIVEUPDATE_CMD_CREATE_SESSION)
85 
86 /**
87  * struct liveupdate_ioctl_retrieve_session - ioctl(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_RETRIEVE_SESSION)
88  * @size:    Input; sizeof(struct liveupdate_ioctl_retrieve_session)
89  * @fd:      Output; The new file descriptor for the retrieved session.
90  * @name:    Input; A null-terminated string identifying the session to retrieve.
91  *           The name must exactly match the name used when the session was
92  *           created in the previous kernel.
93  *
94  * Retrieves a handle (a new file descriptor) for a preserved session by its
95  * name. This is the primary mechanism for a userspace agent to regain control
96  * of its preserved resources after a live update.
97  *
98  * The userspace application provides the null-terminated `name` of a session
99  * it created before the live update. If a preserved session with a matching
100  * name is found, the kernel instantiates it and returns a new file descriptor
101  * in the `fd` field. This new session FD can then be used for all file-specific
102  * operations, such as restoring individual file descriptors with
103  * LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD.
104  *
105  * It is the responsibility of the userspace application to know the names of
106  * the sessions it needs to retrieve. If no session with the given name is
107  * found, the ioctl will fail with -ENOENT.
108  *
109  * This ioctl can only be called on the main /dev/liveupdate device when the
110  * system is in the LIVEUPDATE_STATE_UPDATED state.
111  */
112 struct liveupdate_ioctl_retrieve_session {
113 	__u32		size;
114 	__s32		fd;
115 	__u8		name[LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_NAME_LENGTH];
116 };
117 
118 #define LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_RETRIEVE_SESSION \
119 	_IO(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_TYPE, LIVEUPDATE_CMD_RETRIEVE_SESSION)
120 
121 /* Session specific IOCTLs */
122 
123 /**
124  * struct liveupdate_session_preserve_fd - ioctl(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_PRESERVE_FD)
125  * @size:  Input; sizeof(struct liveupdate_session_preserve_fd)
126  * @fd:    Input; The user-space file descriptor to be preserved.
127  * @token: Input; An opaque, unique token for preserved resource.
128  *
129  * Holds parameters for preserving a file descriptor.
130  *
131  * User sets the @fd field identifying the file descriptor to preserve
132  * (e.g., memfd, kvm, iommufd, VFIO). The kernel validates if this FD type
133  * and its dependencies are supported for preservation. If validation passes,
134  * the kernel marks the FD internally and *initiates the process* of preparing
135  * its state for saving. The actual snapshotting of the state typically occurs
136  * during the subsequent %LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_PREPARE execution phase, though
137  * some finalization might occur during freeze.
138  * On successful validation and initiation, the kernel uses the @token
139  * field with an opaque identifier representing the resource being preserved.
140  * This token confirms the FD is targeted for preservation and is required for
141  * the subsequent %LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD call after the live update.
142  *
143  * Return: 0 on success (validation passed, preservation initiated), negative
144  * error code on failure (e.g., unsupported FD type, dependency issue,
145  * validation failed).
146  */
147 struct liveupdate_session_preserve_fd {
148 	__u32		size;
149 	__s32		fd;
150 	__aligned_u64	token;
151 };
152 
153 #define LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_PRESERVE_FD					\
154 	_IO(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_TYPE, LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_PRESERVE_FD)
155 
156 /**
157  * struct liveupdate_session_retrieve_fd - ioctl(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD)
158  * @size:  Input; sizeof(struct liveupdate_session_retrieve_fd)
159  * @fd:    Output; The new file descriptor representing the fully restored
160  *         kernel resource.
161  * @token: Input; An opaque, token that was used to preserve the resource.
162  *
163  * Retrieve a previously preserved file descriptor.
164  *
165  * User sets the @token field to the value obtained from a successful
166  * %LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_FD_PRESERVE call before the live update. On success,
167  * the kernel restores the state (saved during the PREPARE/FREEZE phases)
168  * associated with the token and populates the @fd field with a new file
169  * descriptor referencing the restored resource in the current (new) kernel.
170  * This operation must be performed *before* signaling completion via
171  * %LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_FINISH.
172  *
173  * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure (e.g., invalid token).
174  */
175 struct liveupdate_session_retrieve_fd {
176 	__u32		size;
177 	__s32		fd;
178 	__aligned_u64	token;
179 };
180 
181 #define LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD					\
182 	_IO(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_TYPE, LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD)
183 
184 /**
185  * struct liveupdate_session_finish - ioctl(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_FINISH)
186  * @size:     Input; sizeof(struct liveupdate_session_finish)
187  * @reserved: Input; Must be zero. Reserved for future use.
188  *
189  * Signals the completion of the restoration process for a retrieved session.
190  * This is the final operation that should be performed on a session file
191  * descriptor after a live update.
192  *
193  * This ioctl must be called once all required file descriptors for the session
194  * have been successfully retrieved (using %LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD) and
195  * are fully restored from the userspace and kernel perspective.
196  *
197  * Upon success, the kernel releases its ownership of the preserved resources
198  * associated with this session. This allows internal resources to be freed,
199  * typically by decrementing reference counts on the underlying preserved
200  * objects.
201  *
202  * If this operation fails, the resources remain preserved in memory. Userspace
203  * may attempt to call finish again. The resources will otherwise be reset
204  * during the next live update cycle.
205  *
206  * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
207  */
208 struct liveupdate_session_finish {
209 	__u32		size;
210 	__u32		reserved;
211 };
212 
213 #define LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_FINISH					\
214 	_IO(LIVEUPDATE_IOCTL_TYPE, LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_FINISH)
215 
216 #endif /* _UAPI_LIVEUPDATE_H */
217